16-12-120 Public transit misconduct
(a) A person who commits or attempts to commit any of the following acts in a public transit bus, a rapid rail car, or a rapid rail station or intermodal…
16-12-105 Pornography to minor-Penalties
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, any person who violates any provision of Code Section 16-12-103 or 16-12-104 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of…
16-12-104 Library exception
The provisions of Code Section 16-12-103 shall not apply to any public library operated by the state or any of its political subdivisions nor to any library operated as a…
16-12-103 Providing obscene materials to minor
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person knowingly to sell or loan for monetary consideration or otherwise furnish or disseminate to a minor: (1) Any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture,…
16-12-102 Material harmful to minor-Definitions
As used in this part, the term: (1) Harmful to minors means that quality of description or representation, in whatever form, of nudity, sexual conduct, sexual excitement, or sadomasochistic abuse,…
16-12-100.3 Obscene telephone contact with a child
(a) As used in this Code section, the terms sexual conduct, sexual excitement, and sadomasochistic abuse have the same meanings as provided for those terms in Code Section 16-12-100.1, relating…
16-12-100.2 Computer or electronic pornography and child exploitation
(a) This Code section shall be known and may be cited as the Computer or Electronic Pornography and Child Exploitation Prevention Act of 2007. (b) As used in this Code…
16-12-100.1 Electronically furnishing obscene material to minors
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Bulletin board system means a computer data and file service that is accessed wirelessly or by physical connection to store…
16-12-100 Sexual exploitation of child
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Minor means any person under the age of 18 years. (2) Performance means any play, dance, or exhibit to be…
16-12-81 Distributing material depicting nudity or sexual conduct
(a) A person commits the offense of distributing material depicting nudity or sexual conduct when he sends unsolicited through the mail or otherwise unsolicited causes to be delivered material depicting…
16-12-80 Distributing obscene material
(a) A person commits the offense of distributing obscene material when he sells, lends, rents, leases, gives, advertises, publishes, exhibits, or otherwise disseminates to any person any obscene material of…
16-12-37 Dogfighting
(a) As used in this Code section, the term dog means any domestic canine. (b) Any person who: (1) Owns, possesses, trains, transports, or sells any dog with the intent…
16-12-25 Gambling on or adjacent to business premises
(a) Any person who solicits another person to commit any of the following acts with the intent to defraud or deceive such person on or adjacent to the premises of…
16-12-24 Gambling devices
(a) A person who knowingly owns, manufactures, transfers commercially, or possesses any device which he knows is designed for gambling purposes or anything which he knows is designed as a…
16-12-23 Keeping gambling place
(a) A person who knowingly permits any real estate, building, room, tent, vehicle, boat, or other property whatsoever owned by him or under his control to be used as a…
16-12-22 Commercial gambling
(a) A person commits the offense of commercial gambling when he intentionally does any of the following acts: (1) Operates or participates in the earnings of a gambling place; (2)…
16-12-21 Gambling
(a) A person commits the offense of gambling when he: (1) Makes a bet upon the partial or final result of any game or contest or upon the performance of…
16-12-20 Gambling-Definitions
As used in this part, the term: (1) Bet means an agreement that, dependent upon chance even though accompanied by some skill, one stands to win or lose something of…
16-12-5 Tattooing near the eye
(a) As used in this Code section, the term tattoo means to mark or color the skin of any person by pricking in, inserting, or implanting pigments, except when performed…
16-12-4 Cruelty to animals
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Animal shall not include any fish nor shall such term include any pest that might be exterminated or removed from…
16-12-2 Smoking in public places
(a) A person smoking tobacco in violation of Chapter 12A of Title 31 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, if convicted, shall be punished by a fine of not…
16-12-1 Contributing to the delinquency, unruliness, or deprivation of a minor
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Delinquent act means a delinquent act as defined in Code Section 15-11-2. (2) Felony means any act which constitutes a…
16-11-221 Domestic terrorism
(a) Any person who commits domestic terrorism shall be guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as follows: (1) If death results to any individual, by…
16-11-220 Domestic terrorism-Definitions
As used in this article, the term: (1) Critical infrastructure means publicly or privately owned facilities, systems, functions, or assets, whether physical or virtual, providing or distributing services for the…
16-11-202 Inducing, enticing, or assisting illegal aliens to enter state
(a) As used in this Code section, the term illegal alien means a person who is verified by the federal government to be present in the United States in violation…
16-11-201 Concealing, harboring, or shielding an illegal alien
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Harboring or harbors means any conduct that tends to substantially help an illegal alien to remain in the United States…
16-11-200 Transporting or moving illegal aliens
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Illegal alien means a person who is verified by the federal government to be present in the United States in…
16-11-160 Possession or use of certain weapons during commission of certain offenses
(a)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or to use a machine gun, sawed-off rifle, sawed-off shotgun, or firearm equipped with a silencer, as those terms are…
16-11-138 Defense of self or others shall be an absolute defense
Defense of self or others, as contemplated by and provided for under Article 2 of Chapter 3 of this title, shall be an absolute defense to any violation under this…
16-11-137 Weapons carry licenses required when carrying weapon
(a) Every license holder shall have his or her valid weapons carry license in his or her immediate possession at all times when carrying a weapon, or if such person…
16-11-136 Possession, manufacture, sale, or transfer of knives
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Courthouse shall have the same meaning as set forth in Code Section 16-11-127. (2) Government building shall have the same…
16-11-135 Employer not to search locked privately owned vehicle of employee
(a) Except as provided in this Code section, no private or public employer, including the state and its political subdivisions, shall establish, maintain, or enforce any policy or rule that…
16-11-134 Discharging a firearm while under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge a firearm while: (1) Under the influence of alcohol or any drug or any combination of alcohol and any drug…
16-11-133 Firearm crime by convicted felon
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Felony means any offense punishable by imprisonment for a term of one year or more and includes conviction by a…
16-11-132 Minor in possession of handgun
(a) For the purposes of this Code section, a handgun is considered loaded if there is a cartridge in the chamber or cylinder of the handgun. (b) Notwithstanding any other…
16-11-131 Felon in possession of firearm
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Felony means any offense punishable by imprisonment for a term of one year or more and includes conviction by a…
16-11-130.2 Weapons possession in airport
(a) No person shall enter the restricted access area of a commercial service airport, in or beyond the airport security screening checkpoint, knowingly possessing or knowingly having under his or…
16-11-130.1 Certain school personnel may possess weapons at school
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Bus or other transportation furnished by a school means a bus or other transportation furnished by a public or private…
16-11-130 Concealed weapons-Exemptions
(a) Except to the extent provided for in subsection (c.1) of this Code section, Code Sections 16-11-126 through 16-11-127.2 shall not apply to or affect any of the following persons…
16-11-127.1 Carrying a weapon to school
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Bus or other transportation furnished by a school means a bus or other transportation furnished by a public or private…
16-11-127. Carrying weapons in unauthorized locations
Bottom line This page is a current-reference page for 16-11-127. Carrying weapons in unauthorized locations.. Match the facts to the statutory language and verify local charging practice for enhancements or…
16-11-126. Having or carrying handguns, long guns, or other weapons; license requirement; exceptions for homes, motor vehicles, private property, and other locations and conditions
Bottom line This page is a current-reference page for 16-11-126. Having or carrying handguns, long guns, or other weapons; license requirement; exceptions for homes, motor vehicles, private property, and other…
16-11-125.1 Firearms (carrying and possessing)-Definitions
As used in this part, the term: (1) Handgun means a firearm of any description, loaded or unloaded, from which any shot, bullet, or other missile can be discharged by…
16-11-124 Possession of dangerous weapons-Exemptions
This part shall not apply to: (1) A peace officer of any duly authorized police agency of this state or of any political subdivision thereof, or a law enforcement officer…
16-11-123 Unlawful possession of firearms or weapons
A person commits the offense of unlawful possession of firearms or weapons when he or she knowingly has in his or her possession any sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, machine gun,…
16-11-122 Firearms Possession of certain types prohibited
No person shall have in his possession any sawed-off shotgun, sawed-off rifle, machine gun, dangerous weapon, or silencer except as provided in Code Section 16-11-124.
16-11-121 Dangerous weapons-Definitions
As used in this part, the term: (1) Dangerous weapon means any weapon commonly known as a rocket launcher, bazooka, or recoil- less rifle which fires explosive or nonexplosive rockets…
16-11-112 Vehicle with false or secret compartment
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1)(A) False or secret compartment means any enclosure which is integrated into or attached to a vehicle and the purpose of…
16-11-111 Anhydrous ammonia possession
(a)(1) As used in this Code section, the term anhydrous ammonia means any substance identified to contain the compound ammonia which is capable of being utilized in the production of…
16-11-109 Hunting when certain charges pending
(a) It shall be unlawful during the pendency of such charges and any period of license revocation and ineligibility pursuant to Code Section 16-11-110 for any person charged with or…
16-11-108 Firearm or archery tackle misuse while hunting
(a) Any person who while hunting wildlife uses a firearm or archery tackle in a manner to endanger the bodily safety of another person by consciously disregarding a substantial and…
16-11-107.1 Harassment of assistance dog
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Assistance dog means a dog that is or has been trained by a licensed or certified person, organization, or agency…
16-11-107 Destroying or injuring police animal
(a) As used in this Code section, the term: (1) Accelerant detection dog means a dog trained to detect hydrocarbon substances. (2) Bomb detection dog means a dog trained to…
16-11-106 Possession of a firearm or knife during crime
(a) For the purposes of this Code section, the term firearm shall include stun guns and tasers. A stun gun or taser is any device that is powered by electrical…
16-11-104 Discharging a firearm on private property
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to fire or discharge a firearm on the property of another person, firm, or corporation without having first obtained permission from the…